Recent content by we6jbo

I think that is fair, and I respect where you are coming from. I may not be able to follow every reply in real time, but I will be interested to read through the thread again when I can. I also want to say that I respect everyone’s beliefs here, and I think people have brought up some good...

Yeah, I think that is fair. I agree that I should not treat suggestion, expectation, group pressure, or unconscious movement as the only possible explanation before the question has even been asked. I probably should have worded that more carefully. What I meant is that those are explanations I...

Thanks. I think my main interest is more historical and archaeological than theological. That is usually my focus when I watch Matt Baker / UsefulCharts or Andy Thomson. I am interested in how religious ideas developed over time, how traditions may have influenced each other, and how...

That's good to know, and I respect that. I had a thought that just came up. I've briefly looked into Judaism, and I'm bound to fumble through some of the language and understanding of what I'm about to say, but I'm wondering if ancient Judaism could share some similarities with the creation...

That is really interesting. I’m currently watching in order to understand how this connects to Christianity. My understanding of creation stories is that there are connections, much like with the flood story. Regarding how the creation story would fit with our current knowledge of the events...

I'm going to hold my thought on this for now and wait until I understand it in greater detail because there might still be more to this that I do not understand.

This would not work for my framework. “Then” was neither non-existent nor existent: there was no realm of air and no sky beyond it. During the development of that creation story, I do not think they, perhaps the sages, would have known about there being a time when there was no air. So I am...

I agree that YouTube videos do not automatically carry the same weight as peer-reviewed articles. I would not rely on something just because it is on YouTube. My point is more specific than that. I am using Matt Baker / UsefulCharts as a credentialed educational source for a historical-method...

I believe you. There is likely no evidence that Moses was given two stones by YHWH. However, Moses is also considered legendary by some people. I would consider Moses legendary. That does not mean Moses did not exist or that the events did not happen. It means there are likely truths in the...

If I were to pinpoint these events to the moment they were happening, it would be difficult for me to understand why they were happening or what the true meaning or purpose of them was. They have evolved from things that were happening at the time into how we interpret them to this day. The one...

These lists I believe to be true based on what I’ve heard from some of the people that I follow. I believe there are at least two types of people who follow religions, and this is based on what I understand. There is the person who looks into a religion from the historical POV, and then there is...

I thought I'd also add that I'm checking for unchecked authority and I'm checking for conflicts in some of the ideas I believe in including Andy's video and some of the issues I believe are a result of issues we have today. Those are two areas I'm personally curious about.

So when I talk about Christianity, for example, I do not try to change the definition of the religion. I understand because of it that I am an atheist. I am not a Christian. However, from Andy’s perspective on why we believe, I have been trying to form a connection to being a member of those who...

I think people in the West often do not know much about Hindu, Buddhist, or Advaita language until they seek it out, and even then it can still be confusing. I am including myself in that. That is part of why I may have read number 4 too much through my own Christian/Lutheran background. I was...

I think you're right about the science changing which is interesting because I was watching a youtube video this morning titled: Three "Myths" Atheists Believe that talks about different theories changing over time or not being as complete as some people believe they are.